Child Development Division
| Subject: Updated Child Development Income Ceilings | Number: 11-06 |
| Authority: California Education Code sections 8263.1 (a) and (b) | Date: April 2011 Expires: Until Rescinded |
Attention: Program Directors of Child Development Programs
Purpose
The purpose of this Management Bulletin (MB) is to advise program directors that the income eligibility for all child care and development programs has been changed from 75 percent of the State Median Income (SMI) to 70 percent of the SMI effective July 1, 2011. The Department has revised income eligibility levels to reflect this change. This MB supersedes the income ceilings in MB 07-13.
Background
With the passage of Senate Bill 70, Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011, California Education Code (EC) sections 8263.1 (a) and (b) were amended to reduce the income ceilings to 70 percent of the SMI that was in use for the 2007–08 fiscal year, adjusted for family size.
Policy
Contractors will use the income ceiling table below to determine the maximum income eligibility by family size, for any child whose certified services will begin on or after July 1, 2011.
Subsequent MBs will be issued, on or before May 1, 2011, to address:
- Family fee schedule update.
- Priorities for the disenrollment of families.
- Using the new schedule of income ceilings for enrolling families in California state preschool programs.
Schedule of Income Ceilings
for
Child Care and Development Programs
Family Size |
Family Monthly Income |
Family Yearly Income |
|---|---|---|
1 – 2 |
$3,283 |
$39,396 |
3 |
$3,518 |
$42,216 |
4 |
$3,908 |
$46,896 |
5 |
$4,534 |
$54,408 |
6 |
$5,159 |
$61,908 |
7 |
$5,276 |
$63,312 |
8 |
$5,394 |
$64,728 |
9 |
$5,511 |
$66,132 |
10 |
$5,628 |
$67,536 |
11 |
$5,745 |
$68,940 |
12 |
$5,863 |
$70,356 |
If you have any questions regarding the new income eligibility levels, please contact your assigned Child Development Division Field Services Consultant, or by phone at 916-322-6233.
This Management Bulletin is mandatory only to the extent that it cites a specific statutory and/or regulatory requirement. Any portion of this Management Bulletin that is not supported by a specific statutory and/or regulatory requirement is not prescriptive pursuant to California Education Code Section 33308.5.
